فلة

See also: قلة and قله

Arabic

Root
ف ل ل (f l l)
4 terms

Noun

فَلَّة • (fallaf

  1. instance noun of فَلَّ (falla, to notch)

Declension

Declension of noun فَلَّة (falla)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal فَلَّة
falla
الْفَلَّة
al-falla
فَلَّة
fallat
nominative فَلَّةٌ
fallatun
الْفَلَّةُ
al-fallatu
فَلَّةُ
fallatu
accusative فَلَّةً
fallatan
الْفَلَّةَ
al-fallata
فَلَّةَ
fallata
genitive فَلَّةٍ
fallatin
الْفَلَّةِ
al-fallati
فَلَّةِ
fallati

Noun

فِلَّة • (fillaf (plural فِلَل (filal))

  1. nick, gash, breach

Declension

Declension of noun فِلَّة (filla)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct
informal فِلَّة
filla
الْفِلَّة
al-filla
فِلَّة
fillat
nominative فِلَّةٌ
fillatun
الْفِلَّةُ
al-fillatu
فِلَّةُ
fillatu
accusative فِلَّةً
fillatan
الْفِلَّةَ
al-fillata
فِلَّةَ
fillata
genitive فِلَّةٍ
fillatin
الْفِلَّةِ
al-fillati
فِلَّةِ
fillati
dual indefinite definite construct
informal فِلَّتَيْن
fillatayn
الْفِلَّتَيْن
al-fillatayn
فِلَّتَيْ
fillatay
nominative فِلَّتَانِ
fillatāni
الْفِلَّتَانِ
al-fillatāni
فِلَّتَا
fillatā
accusative فِلَّتَيْنِ
fillatayni
الْفِلَّتَيْنِ
al-fillatayni
فِلَّتَيْ
fillatay
genitive فِلَّتَيْنِ
fillatayni
الْفِلَّتَيْنِ
al-fillatayni
فِلَّتَيْ
fillatay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal فِلَل
filal
الْفِلَل
al-filal
فِلَل
filal
nominative فِلَلٌ
filalun
الْفِلَلُ
al-filalu
فِلَلُ
filalu
accusative فِلَلًا
filalan
الْفِلَلَ
al-filala
فِلَلَ
filala
genitive فِلَلٍ
filalin
الْفِلَلِ
al-filali
فِلَلِ
filali

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic فُلّ (full).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ful.la/

Noun

فُلَّة • (fullaf (plural فُلّ (full))

  1. Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac).

Etymology 2

From Italian villa, from Latin villa (country house).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fil.la/, /vil.la/

Noun

فِلَّة • (filla or villaf (construct state فِلَّةْ (fillat, villat), dual فلتين (fillatēn, villatēn), plural فِلَل (filal, vilal))

  1. A medium sized, often semi-detached house.
    Alternative form: فيلا (fīlla, vīlla)
    فِلَّة حَسَن حِلْوَةfillat/villat ḥasan ḥilwaHasan's villa is pretty

Etymology 3

Potentially a back-formation from the root ف ل ت (f l t) meaning "to escape or be free", "to be brisk or lively", "to happen suddenly", "to be a libertine", "to be unexpected or to come out of nowhere"; hence a trend or fad, that which is currently in vogue. The word can also imply things of amusement and freedom from social constructs; hence a connection back "to being libertine".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fal.la/

Adjective

فَلَّة • (falla)

  1. cool
  2. trendy
  3. enjoyable, amusing
  4. relaxed, liberal; unconventional or nontraditional

Noun

فلة • (fallaf

  1. fun time, good time